文|Linghu Boguang
Although the 2022 domestic summer season is not over yet, there are currently no blockbuster movies scheduled for late August, so that’s probably it. Among the movies that have been released, excluding Hong Kong's Louis Koo and grocery shopping citizen Mr. Liu, the biggest winners among the remaining mainland movies are Zhu Yilong and Shen Teng, and the biggest losers are , Huang Bo, and .
Zhu Yilong has established himself in the film industry with the nearly 2 billion box office of "Life Events". Shen Teng's "Walking Alone on the Moon" is predicted to have a total box office of close to 4 billion. Huang Bo's " Mozart in Outer Space " has become a loser. After all, word-of-mouth, box office They all lost. Of course, this cannot be entirely blamed on Huang Bo, but Huang Bo has not had a hit work for several years in a row. The failure of "Mozart in Outer Space" must have had an impact on his first-line status.
As we all know, there are six Mesozoic actors who have become mainland superstars in recent years, namely Wu Jing, Xu Zheng, Deng Chao, Huang Bo, Shen Teng and Wang Baoqiang. Now that several years have passed, although the development of these six people is not very different, there is indeed a certain gap in development due to various reasons.
Times create heroes, and heroes create times? How did the six Mesozoic Era come into being in Mainland China?
After the signing of the WTO in 2001, the mainland film market was officially liberalized. At that time, the male actors in the market were all occupied by Hong Kong actors. The only mainland male actors were Ge You, who occupied a leading position in the previous literary and artistic film era, and others such as Li Xuejian , Chen Daoming, Wang Zhiwen's , , and Tang Guoqiang's are not easy to use. They can only act in literary films or supporting roles in blockbusters.
Because Hong Kong actresses collectively abdicated, the Hong Kong and Taiwan film markets jointly produced "Four Dangers and Double Ice" Tang Wei Gao Yuanyuan.
At that time, the situation of Mainland Mesozoic actors was the same as that of established Mainland actors. They could only act in literary films, or play important supporting roles in commercial blockbusters, such as second and third actors or villains. The reason is also very simple. At that time, the best resources are not in your hands, and the audience and the market do not think they can take the lead.
At this time, it doesn’t matter how good your acting skills are, nor how many popular TV series and literary films you have acted in.
In the final analysis, the rise of , the six major Mesozoic actors in mainland China, is still the rise of with the decline of Hong Kong and Taiwan film and television capital and actors behind it, and the rise of mainland film and television capital and director power. Of course, they are involved in the rise of mainland movies, and a few are even important promoters, participating in sharing the cake.
First, Xu Zheng, Huang Bo, the iron triangle between them and Ning Hao is such a film power. As early as 2005, Ning Hao's "Crazy Stone" used comedy to tear a hole in the mainstream themes of the film market at that time. This series was the foundation of their iron triangle's rise.
In 2012, "囧" written, directed and starred by Xu Zheng exceeded 1 billion in box office. This was the first Chinese film to exceed 1 billion in box office. Xu Zheng is not only an actor in this movie, but also participates in directing and producing as a "cake maker". Although the later " Hong Kong囧" and "囧Mom" have a general reputation for quality, this "囧 series" is Xu Zheng It became the basis of one of the six Mesozoic Era.
If it was just the "囧 series", it might not be close, but he also handed over " I am not the god of medicine ", which not only has high reputation, high quality and high box office, he is also one of the producers of this movie, and the other one is Ning Hao, the director is Wen Muye of Ning Hao's "Bad Monkey 72".
In addition, when it comes to the movies produced by Xu Zheng, there are more movies. The main reason why Xu Zheng is among the top three of the six Mesozoic movies is that in addition to being an actor, Xu Zheng has become one of the important behind-the-scenes operators of Chinese movies.
The films he has produced over the years include " Cohabitation in Time and Space ", " Behind the Scenes Player ", " Favored ", " Love Myth ", etc.
In fact, Huang Bo has always been one of the bottom three of the six Mesozoic actors. This is not to say that his acting skills are not good.The main reason is that Huang Bo has no commercial blockbusters to represent himself, let alone a series of blockbusters. He only participated in the first part of the "囧 Series", and this one is deeply tied to Xu Zheng.
He is only one of the protagonists in the following " " and "The Secret of the Dragon". Huang Bo's commercial blockbuster that is really worth mentioning is " a good show " directed by himself, with a box office of more than 1 billion It's not considered a big hit, and it's a pity that the director's movies didn't continue. The other is " crazy alien ", another film directed by Ning Hao.
We feel that Huang Bo has been particularly weak in the past few years, mainly because the blockbuster " The Gods Trilogy" he starred in has not been released due to an accident. As a result, the movies released in were all garbage emotional films such as " The Man Caught by the Light ", " Hugging You Through the Cold Winter ", " School Dad " and other garbage emotional films such as "Chicken Soup for the Soul" .
By the way, " wins " in the middle had a chance to become a hit, but the result was not as expected due to various reasons.
From the four major middle school students to the six major middle school superstars now? How can Deng Chao and Wang Baoqiang be so good?
The situation of Wang Baoqiang and Deng Chao is actually similar to the above pair. Deng Chao is similar to Huang Bo, and Wang Baoqiang's situation is similar to Xu Zheng (only he is inferior to Xu Zheng in terms of trader skills).
Until about 2015, Wang Baoqiang could only play the villain in " One Man's Martial Arts " (Hong Kong movie), the literary film "Mr. Tree" and a large number of low- to medium-cost vulgar comedies. Wang Baoqiang can become a sixth-generation actor. One of the Mesozoic series is the "Tang Detective" series bound to Chen Sicheng .
Moreover, during this period, Wang Baoqiang has not yet produced other commercial films that can carry the reputation, quality and market performance. " The New King of Comedy ", which he collaborated with Stephen Chow , is not very popular. He also wants to be a director. " makes trouble in Tianzhu ", it's okay not to mention this bad movie.
Analyzing from this perspective, you will find that Deng Chao's situation is quite similar to Huang Bo. After 2012, he rose to prominence with the comedy " mermaid " and the police film " blazing sun ". After that, he continued to participate in movies with good resources as a powerful actor. Among them, " from your world" with good results Passing by ", " riding the wind and waves ", "Shadow", etc.
Deng Chao's peak was also the movie " Galaxy Cram School " directed by himself. It was also good at the box office but not a big hit. The reputation and quality were okay but not particularly great. Moreover, there has been no follow-up as a trader for several years. This The situation is exactly the same as Huang Bo's. Of course, the films that Huang Bo handed over are not good, and Deng Chao has not had a blockbuster film directed by him released for three years now. I don’t know why.
There is no need to talk about Wu Jing and Shen Teng. One is the only action star at the moment, pioneering the main theme of military action movies and science fiction blockbusters; the other is a comedy brother. Although he is a bit weaker, he cannot be replaced.
ps: I have always wondered why the six Mesozoic superstars are not included Zhang Hanyu , this commercial blockbuster that talks about quality, reputation and performance, and is tied to his acting career has lasted for more than ten years ; " outsmarts the Tiger Mountain " " Operation Mekong " " Chinese Captain " " Chinese Doctor " etc. Is it because he is older?
Record of the ups and downs of China's six Mesozoic superstars: Wu Jing, Shen Teng Fengshen, Huang Bo may be replaced by Zhang translated
In fact, the future development of the six Mesozoic superstars in the mainland, at least in the next two or three years, is clear at a glance. Wu Jing and Shen Teng are very stable as long as they don't commit any suicide. I even think that they can be stable for about ten years, until like the old Hong Kong superstars, they can no longer play or act, and the audience doesn't buy it anymore.
Xu Zheng is one of the important behind-the-scenes operators of Chinese movies. It now depends on whether there can be another commercial series like "囧 Series" in the next ten years. Judging from the projects that have been announced, there does not seem to be any, but there are many new films with the potential to become hits, such as "Two Heroes" with Ning Hao, and the new film "Welcome to the Dragon Restaurant" directed by Wen Muye.
In fact, it doesn't matter even if he doesn't. As long as he insists on supporting young directors in the future and makes a few movies like "The Myth of Love", he will have no worries even if he only works behind the scenes and as an actor.
After the "Tang Detective" series ended, Wang Baoqiang also urgently needed to start a commercial series of blockbusters in the next decade. Currently, he is the director of a new film "The Octagon", and the only future project announced is this blockbuster The work, it seems that the body and mind are devoted to it, it all depends on the quality of the movie, word of mouth and market feedback.
Of course, in theory, the "Tang Detective" series can continue to be filmed, and Wang Baoqiang can of course return, but for a talented actor with pursuits, it is not a good thing to always be up and down in one series.
Huang Bo is one of the six most dangerous Mesozoic people. The films he has produced in the past few years have all failed in terms of reputation, market and box office, and he has never had a commercial series that is deeply tied to him. Now "Outer Space" Mozart's "Trinity Pounce", I believe it had a certain influence on him. As for the movies that
will star in in the future, it is true that only "The Trilogy of the Gods" feels most likely to become a masterpiece of commercial series.
Deng Chao is one of the six most dangerous Mesozoic people now. His biggest commercial film in the future is " China Table Tennis ", which he will direct again. Let's see if he can start the trend of Chinese sports films. If so, there will be a chance. If If that doesn't work, you may have to hibernate for a while.
In the past two years, when some people have declined, others have naturally begun to rise. This rise is the fastest, and only Zhang Yi is the most eye-catching. "Operation Red Sea" was the work that established his status as a first-line movie star. It was followed by " Above the Cliff ", " King Kong River ", " One Second ", etc. Zhang Yi appeared very frequently.
Now "Operation Red Sea 2" is about to be launched, and there are also "On the Cliff 2", "Ten Thousand Miles Home", " Hardware Family " and so on. As an actor, Zhang Yi has really many works, and his resource level and presentation are really top-notch. He is a son from heaven.
ps: A very special Mesozoic actor is Huang Xiaoming . Judging from the number of top resource blockbusters on the market in recent years, he can definitely be ranked as a Mesozoic superstar. However, because of his strength and his previous "domineering president" line, he has never been widely recognized by the audience.
You say that Huang Xiaoming is a superstar based on his works and achievements. No one denies it, but the audience will think that Huang Xiaoming is worthy?
Mainland China’s top 6 Mesozoic actors. How big is the gap between these actors?
In the past three years, it seems that two or three of the six major Mesozoic generations have fallen, so is Zhang Yi the only one who has risen rapidly?
Unfortunately, this is indeed the case. Others like Lei Jiayin , Xiao Yang , Hu Ge , Zhang Yu , Huang Xuan , etc. have risen rapidly. Among them, the closest ones are Lei Jiayin and Xiao Yang. Lei Jiayin only has " Assassination of Novelist ". In the future, there will be works such as "Sturdy as a Rock", "Exchange Life", "Assassination of Novelist 2", etc. Xiao Yang is the " Manslaughter of " series. There will also be "Manslaughter 3" in the future.
Their results are pretty good, but if we compare them with Zhang Yi, you will find that there is a clear gap. This is true for both
, not to mention other actors. In addition, Lei Jiayin is an actor born in the 1980s, and is of a different generation from those born in the 1970s such as Xu Zheng, Wu Jing and Huang Bo; Zhang Yi and Deng Chao are rising at a normal rate among those born in the 1975s. The only exception among the six major Mesozoic generations is Wang Baoqiang, who was born in the 1980s.
html Mesozoic actors of the same generation after 970 include Liu Ye, Chen Kun, Duan Yihong, Liao Fan, Wang Qianyuan, Qin Hao, etc. Liu Ye and Chen Kun, in the traditional Mesozoic era, gradually fell out of their seats after having no commercial series of blockbusters to represent themselves (Chen Kun still has opportunities in follow-up resources, while Liu Ye's chances are not great).
Duan Yihong and Wang Qianyuan are limited to medium-resource police and gangster films and suspense films. Both of them play either policemen or bad guys. Liao Fan and Qin Hao came from artistic film backgrounds, and both lacked commercial blockbusters to represent themselves.Liao Fan can also act in many medium-budget films, and Qin Hao seems to have transitioned into acting in TV series.
Finally, let’s think about the mainland actors on the market before 2010. So in the next ten years, who will be the top of the six major Mesozoic generations and who will be the next? It will become the top seven, eight, nine, ten or even more. We will wait and see!
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